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Very good points. #3 is something I rarely see discussions about, although it clearly is the root of the problem.
by spurgu 13y ago
Very good points. #3 is something I rarely see discussions about, although it clearly is the root of the problem.
- redblacktree 13y agoThat's because anyone who brings it up is labelled un-American, and part of the "blame America" crowd. cf Ron Paul
- Loughla 13y agoThat's because those discussions usually hinge around changing the way we live in some way - be it more expensive consumer goods/utilities or what-have-you. Either way, any increase in the cost of living (unless directly attached to 'creating jobs' whatever that is) is inherently evil and wrong. Therefore, a close-scrutiny of, in my case, US foreign policy leads down an evil and wrong road. Beautiful, isn't it? We want increased transparency in public and private areas, we want less violence, we want less exploitation of third-world workers, we want, we want, we want. BUT, as a whole, we're not really willing to sacrifice much of anything.